Enjoyable Light Rom-Com
This drama have all the cliche done right, nothing are too cringy. Some is a little bit over done, but I guess it's for the comedy purpose. It's really well paced, the story flow is good, characters are fine. Very enjoyable to watch. Gives you a lot of smile. It's good entertainment. Some people complain about 12 episodes are too short. But imo 12 episodes is just right, maybe adding 1 more episode is okay. But definitely not the regular 16 episodes drama, it's gonna be too draggy. I don't understand all the hype though. I mean, it's good, but not that good. There're definitely so many better dramas than this.Was this review helpful to you?
fast paced, comfy and overall healing kdrama
I must say the story didn't seem that attractive at first but then it just grasped me the story- lighthearted and funny, comfy and fast paced. Perhaps cause it is based of a manhwa is why it is so fast but anyways love it.Short, sweet and wonderful the sole reason I am not giving it a 10 is because I am kind of bored with the rich and poor, employee and boss trope and tbh the 2nd leads relationship intrested me more than the main but mains were amazing with their impeccable acting.
The OST is amazing to and I think it is one of the few kdramas whose entire ost is my favourite. Especially Love, Maybe is my altime fav.
To sum it up, if you are looking for a fast paced, no drama, comfy drama with good ost this is the one
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old school but not really
This was a delightful little drama. The tropes, cliché things you see in a kdrama, everything was here but with a twist. Experiencing all the old school tropes in a refreshing manner is praiseworthy IMO. It's been a while since I have seen a drama that made me laugh so much. Definitely revived my love for the whole rom-com genre all over again.The friendship, THE FRIENDSHIP! I cannot express in words just how much I adore both Ha Ri and Young Seo's friendship. Also Kang Tae Moo and Secretary Cha was absolutely superb. NGL I did think secretary Cha might be shady because of how old school the drama seemed.
I wouldn't mind giving it full score if the second couples story line had a bit more at the ending! It felt like the last shots between Young Seo and Sung Hoon didn't get a proper polish in post production.
Overall highly enjoyable. If you are up for some light hearted rom-com kdrama, give this a chance.
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good but that's it.
This show was good but after i finished it, it's not like something i reminisce on, i realized after that many people like LOVE this show a lot, but i didn't feel this was. I lowkey felt like i was struggling to finish it after a while. The acting was good and the story was a total unrealistic fantasy (not a negative) but i think an 8/10 is good for this show.Was this review helpful to you?
This could be timeless, give it some time...
This was a very refreshing watch. People keep commenting on all the cliches, but everything flowed very cohesively, and made me want to keep coming back to find out what happens next. What I appreciated the most was how everything in this show was thought through, even to the smallest detail. Yes, it can get a bit predictable at times, and that's what I liked about it. I loved the friendships, the character development, the intro music(i love the intro music so much, it sounds pleasant, upbeat, and sets the tone for the series), and the characters very much. If someone made a list of dramas to watch in the Spring, this drama should definitely be on that list. It was delightful to watch all the quirkiness of the FLs as well as the MLs, and watching it all come together in the end. I would definitely rewatch this. 미결제의Was this review helpful to you?
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This is How Rom-Coms Should Be
I don't generally write reviews, but I will start with this one really.This one will increase the standard of rom-coms! The plot is really basic, rich ML boss and employee FL couple. The difference in this show executes it excellently. They don't need silly premises such as ML and FL childhood connections or "FL is being chased by a serial killer". Instead, they use a very basic and straighforward plot, yet unique and entertaining. Since the beginning, I think they have chosen to have more comedy rather than romance, and they maintain the comedy really well thoughout the episodes. I like that all the romance scenes are not cringe and totally enjoyable. Silly act? They were all silly since the beginning so that's not a problem! The OST is really great. The way they put it as Melomance concert is a great idea (and I really like the Se-Jeong version).
Given the intensity of the story that we get from the very first, the ending is a bit let down. I feel that the Yoo-Ra's internet hate comments premise is uneccessary. It makes the last 3 episodes feels bland and lose the grip somehow. I personally think that there should be several stories to be explored rather than to pick that option as the ending. I really want Ha-Ri to have a proper closure with Grandpa. I personally think it is better if they add 2 more episodes. After all, most K-Drama have the same problem about not-so-good quality ending.
Oh, I wonder what is the ending of Be Strong, Shin Geum Hui.
On top of all, I will definitely still recommend this. Very light story and easy to enjoy. So far still my best rom-com series (I don't watch a lot of rom-coms though).
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It is amazing give it a chance
The show overall is honestly so amazing he side couple is soo cuteee guys I urge you too watch it. to be honest the side couple really got my attention. the main couple is also hella cute the MFC is so god damn funny it's crazy. what are you doing go watch itWas this review helpful to you?
Chill, feel good drama.
When I first heard that Business Proposal was getting a k-drama adaptation, I couldn't be more excited! They also chose the best actors to portray the characters, I can't imagine anyone else doing better. They did such a great job.I was already obsessed with the webtoon before and I became doubly obsessed after seeing it come to life. The story was so good, the characters had such great chemistry together, and I couldn't stop laughing until my belly hurt. Everything about this kdrama was just mwa!
Plus, the music is a blessing to the ears.
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Second time was not quite the charm.
I’m reviewing this after re-watching this drama—I’ve watched it a total of two times now. I should have left well enough alone but it was dubbed and its nice to have a K-Drama that you can watch while doing other things.Using my personal rating system of "loved," "liked," "meh," & "nah," this was a “liked” the first time I watched it, a “meh” the second time I watched it.
What I liked:
I liked the fact that this drama did not appear to take itself too seriously. There was a good use of situational comedy, sound effects, visuals, etc. I loved the dinosaur metaphor for the male lead, especially when he’d call, or text and the image would pop up on her phone. I also loved that they had an ‘actual’ kdrama going in the background and made fun of it throughout the show, especially the silly things like two people falling on each other and accidently kissing. I liked the second couple. They were cute (even though they went through some immature moments, they resolved them quickly and had a much more communicative relationship that FL/ML, see below). There was believable chemistry between the FL/ML, too. I also liked that the drama itself was short and did not appear to have much in the way of fluff. I appreciated the fact that I did not get SMLS in this drama (the SML did not realize he wanted her until someone else took her attention away from him...you snooze, you lose, buddy).
What I did not like so much:
The fact that the FL appeared incapable of telling the truth…ever. She went to all these unnecessary lengths to hide everything from everyone all the time. Her attempts to hide her identity as an employee were ridiculous since she never tried to really alter her appearance. Then when they finally did get together, she kept trying to hide the relationship even though ML was comfortable being open. She even lied to ML with no justification—for example, when his grandfather called her, she outright lied to the ML about who it was. After a while, she was so neurotic I just could not see why the ML even liked her—their whole relationships was built upon falsehoods and she continued the trend, even after it was unnecessary. I don’t remember noticing this as much the first time I watched it, but it really bothered me the second time.
So…should you watch this? I rather enjoyed it the first time, but I would not recommend for a re-watch.
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Rewatchable but....
....because of the second couple and not so much the main one.Don't get me wrong, the main romance is also great and the FL is brilliant, she really shines in her role and I think it's because of her bubbly personality mainly but the second leads in this show really steal the spotlight.
I love things like not being able to be a couple because of something stupid that then rectifies itself, predictably but whatever, and then it's just a cute story from there- trust me, that isn't a spoiler because there's so much going on with these two that it's never simple for them.
It's funny, serious, whimsical and cute- I would say it's worth a watch for sure.
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business proposal
this was done so damn right, and amazingly done this needs all the awards in the world, fantasy, romance, history, freaking everything even horror after seeing the weird female leads 'best friend/crush' guy. the main female lead oh my days i love her she's so pretty ha-ri is drop dead gorgeous and i don't know how she wake up so pretty like she just got ready for the day. then kang tae moo can have my next born child that's how hot he is he can literally wear heels and step on me continually and i would say thank you please continue. then the second lead couple freaking amazing *chef's kiss* again love the enemies to lovers trope give me freaking more. its so good i have no other words to sayWas this review helpful to you?
For cliché lovers!
Honestly, I was either confused and frustrated or giggling and laughing. This is a good watch if you miss romcom dramas of the past decade! But it wasn't that memorable at all.I watched this because of the hype it was getting. It was really good at its first few episodes. It was truly romance and comedy, but comedy was gone after episode 9. It actually became boring. The ending felt rushed too. I wished there were at least one more episode, or they could've improved the last two episodes, but again, it went downhill. I still had a lot of questions after watching, and it wasn't in a way that it got me hooked. More like in a “... what was that ???” way.
I saw someone say the whole plot seemed like fillers for the whole drama and honestly, I kind of agree. It was plotless.
The second couple also had more chemistry and their relationship seemed realistic, but was still not something remarkable. Characters were one-dimensional and it was frustrating to see the lie go on.
Overall, this wasn't just my cup of tea. I love me some romcoms but I still want it to have some plot.
It's really not that deep though. I was just disappointed because of its hype.
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